Country guide
India travel guide
Our route team has mapped 7 destinations in India across 2 curated routes, adding up to 63 places to eat, see and do. The most common route styles are culture and nature. Trips run 8–11 days.
- Destinations
- 7
- Places
- 63
- Curated routes
- 2
- Trip lengths
- 8–11 days
- Routes favor
- Oct – Mar
Where our routes go in India
Tap a dot to open that destination's guide.
7 destinations in India
Ordered by how many of our curated routes stop there, then by how many places we have picked.
Best of India
Our curated picks by theme, drawn from the places our route editors chose for their routes.
- Best restaurants14 picksPeshawri at ITC Mughal · Indian Accent · Suvarna Mahal
- Best bars & cafés7 picksToddy shop · Sheroes Hangout · Perch Wine & Coffee Bar
- Top things to do30 picksGurudwara Bangla Sahib · Amber Fort · Chinese Fishing Nets
- Best outdoor spots9 picksMarari Beach · Eravikulam National Park · Mehtab Bagh
Places worth planning around
A short sampler from the 63 places in India, starting with those featured on the most of our routes.
SeeFatehpur Sikri
Akbar's abandoned 16th-century capital, with palaces and the vast Jama Masjid, 37 km from Agra.
DoHouseboat cruise on Vembanad Lake
Overnight trip on a converted rice barge through canals, villages and paddy fields.
SeeGurudwara Bangla Sahib
Gold-domed Sikh temple with a sacred tank and a free community kitchen serving thousands daily.
SeeAmber Fort
Hilltop palace-fort of courtyards, mirrored halls and ramparts above Maota Lake.
SeeChinese Fishing Nets
Cantilevered shore nets on Fort Kochi beach, still worked by teams of fishermen.
OutdoorsEravikulam National Park
Grassland park that protects the endangered Nilgiri tahr, below Anamudi, South India's highest peak.
Curated routes through India
2 routes with at least one stop here.
Best time to visit India
Of the 2 routes here with a recommended season, at least half point to Oct – Mar.
Climate averages (NASA POWER, 2001–2025) for 7 of our destinations here: May is the warmest month, with average highs near 97°F (36°C), and January the coolest at about 77°F (25°C). July is the wettest, around 10.8 in (275 mm) of rain, and January the driest at about 0.4 in (11 mm).
NASA POWER is a gridded model (roughly 50 km cells), so coastal and mountain spots read as regional averages.
Weather by destination
Getting around India
Legs between consecutive stops on our routes. Distances are straight-line estimates, not driving distances.
- Kochi → Munnarabout 91 km (56 mi) straight-line
- Munnar → Alleppey & Kumarakomabout 103 km (64 mi) straight-line
- Delhi → Agraabout 178 km (111 mi) straight-line
- Agra → Jaipurabout 222 km (138 mi) straight-line
- Jaipur → Udaipurabout 332 km (206 mi) straight-line
Planning a trip to India
How many days do you need for a trip to India?
Our 2 curated routes with stops in India run 8–11 days.
What are the best places to visit in India?
Going by how often our route team includes them, the most-featured destinations in India are Agra, Alleppey & Kumarakom, Delhi, Jaipur and Kochi. Agra alone has 9 hand-picked places in our guides.
When is the best time to visit India?
At least half of our routes here recommend Oct – Mar. NASA POWER averages put the warmest weather in May and the most rain in July.
Where can I find the best restaurants in India?
See our curated picks: best restaurants in India, chosen from 14 places in our curated routes. We also have lists for bars & cafés, things to do and outdoor spots.
Nearby countries
Take your crew to India
Start from one of our India routes in TripsCircle, then shape it together: shared itinerary, polls for the big decisions, split expenses and packing lists.